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Israel lobby summit calls on councils to silence criticism

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12.09.2025

As Israel intensified its assault on Gaza, reducing entire neighbourhoods to rubble and killing hundreds in Gaza City, its supporters in Australia gathered over September 3–5 at a luxury resort on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

The Australian Mayors’ Summit Against Antisemitism, hosted by the US-backed Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), convened mayors, politicians and business leaders offering all-inclusive travel and accommodation. Among the throng were figures such as Stanley Roth, associated with far-right group Advance Australia.

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The mayor of Waverley Council unveiled the council’s Model Antisemitism Strategy to delegates even before the event had ended.

Gaza’s media office reported that, in the past three weeks, Israel has set off more than 100 explosive-laden robots in Gaza City to destroy whole........

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